Conveying apparatus.



PATENTED OCT. 29. 1907'. J. T. COWLEY.

CONVEYING APPARATUS. I APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 7. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES T. COWLEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACI'IUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO LAMSONCONSOLIDATED STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATIONOF NEW JERSEY.

CONVEYING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent:

Patented Oct. 29, 1907.

Application filed August '7, 1905. Serial No. 272,943.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Janus T. CowLEY, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Con veyiug Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in conveying apparatus, and itsprincipal object is to furnish a sys tem so constructed, combined andoperated as to handle with facility and despatch, books, tickets orsimilar articles required to be conveyed or interchanged betweenstations or desks, as in banks, telephone ollices and the like.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a construction embodyingmy invention, Figure 1 is a diagram showing the general arrangement ofthe system for conveying pass hooks in banks. Fig. 2 is an enlargedportion of the par ts shown in Fig. 1 showing the location of thereceiving stations. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of thedevice showing the construction of the actuating mechanism. Fig. i is asection through the guide channels and showing the shelf for receivingthe books. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of Fig. 3 on the line ii) 4r. Fig.(5 is a side elevation of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the beltmounted in the tube. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the shoe tube.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

The motor A mounted upon the shelf or counter A (Fig. 1.) drives thegrooved pulley A mounted upon the shaft A. The round endless belt .15 ismounted upon the said grooved driving pulley A and the grooved pulley Ais mounted on the shaft A (Fig. 7). The said belt .B runs in the uppertube l5 and the lower tube 15 both of which tubes are round and havelongitudinal slots (Fig. 5) upon one side. The push bar (J is fastenedto the belt B by the metal clip C pivoted to said push bar C by the pinC" forming a joint. The

other end of the push bar 0 is supported by the bar C", which bar ispivoted to the yoke by the screw C, the said yoke C" being pivoted tothe push bar C by the pin forming a combination horizontal and verticaljoint allowing the push bar to round the corners. The lower end of thebar t) is pivoted by the screw t. to the metal clip C fastened aroundthe belt 13. The shoe D is pinned to the end of the push bar C and isadapted to travel in the metal tube l) which has a longitudinal slotlocated therein allowing the travel of the push bar C. Similar push barsare similarly mounted at intervals upon the belt B. The longitudinalstrips E are set in the lower part of the counter A and fastened by thebolts E forming the longitudinal channels or ways F, F F for the passageof the articles. At the despatching stations C, G and G (Fig. 5) theslotted frame If is drop fastened in a slot in the upper counter A andthe slots T, T and T therein allow the articles to be dropped throughinto the lower corresponding channels F, F and F Receiving stations 1;,1G and ii are located at different points along the system and consistof a shelf located at the open terminus of each channel adapted toreceive the articles pushed out of said channels. Openings L representwindows for the transaction of business.

The operation is as follows: The pass books or arti cles may be conveyedor distributed from any of the operators or book-keepers (as in a bank)located at the desks or despatching stations G, G and G, to any of thedifferent tellers stationed at the counter in front of the windowsrepresented by the receiving stations ll, 1% and ii. The operator orbookkeeper at despatching station G desiring to d espatch a pass book tothe teller located at It drops the book through the slot T in saiddespatching station G (Fig. 5) whereupon the book drops into the lowerchannel track F. The next push bar C coming engages the book S carryingsame along the channel track F in the direction indi cated by the arrow(Fig. 3). Upon arriving at the open terminus of the channel track F, thebook drops out upon the shelf K (see Figs. 2 and 3). Pass books may besent in similar fashion from any one of the despatching stations.

Having thus described the nature of my invention and set forth aconstruction embodying the same, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a conveying apparatus, a channel track or way, a chute or guidemounted over said channel track or way and adapted to guide articlesinto said channel track or way, an endless traveling belt or cable, anactuating bar pivoted to said belt or cable and adapted to engage saidarticles, means for supporting and guiding said actuating bar in itspath of. travel and means for receiving said articles from said channeltrack or way.

2. In a conveying apparatus, a channel track or way, a plurality ofchutes or guides mounted over said channel track or way and adapted toguide articles into said channel track or way, an endless traveling beltor cable, a plurulity of actuating bars pivoted to said belt or cableand adapted to engage said articles, means for supporting and guidingsaid actuating bars in their path of travel, and means for receivingsaid articles from said channel track UL \Yil).

I). ln :1 conveying apparatus, a plurality of channel tracks or ways, aplurality of chutes or guides mounted over said channel tracks or ways,means in said chutes or guides for guiding articles into any of saidchannel track or ways, an endless traveling belt or cable, a pinralityof actuating bars pivoted to said belt and adapted in engage saidarticles, means for supporting and guiding said actuating bars in theirpath of travel, and means for receiving said articles from said channeltracks or ways.

:t. in conveying apparatus, an endless belt or cable, pulleys mounted insuitable bearings supporting said endless belt or cable, means [ordriving said belt or cable, a

plurality of channel tracks or ways located adjacent the path of travelof said belt or cable, a receiving shelf or station located at the openterminus of each channel track or way, a plurality of chutes or guidesmounted over said channel tracks or ways, means in said chutes or guidesfor predetermining the destination of articles to be conveyed along saidchannel tracks or ways, actuating bars pivoted to said belt or cable,bars pivoted to said cable and to the free ends of said actuatingbarsshoes mounted on the free ends of said actuatingbars, and theendless tube in Which said shoes are supported and guided during theirtravel.

In a conveying apparatus, a channel-track or Way, a chute adapted toguide and permit the insertion of articles into said channel-track orway, and projecting means for engaging and moving said articles alongsaid channeltrack or way.

6. In a conveying apparatus, a channel-track or way, a chute adapted toguide and permit the insertion of articles into said channel-tracli orWay, projecting means for engaging and moving said articles along saidchannel-track or way, and means for receiving said articles from saidchannel-track or \va \t 7. In a coiweying apparatus, a channel track orway, a chute adapted to guide and permit the insertion of articles intosaid channel track or way, means for engaging the upper ends of saidarticles insaid channel track or way and for moving said articles alongthe same, and means for receiving said articles from said channel trackor way.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 28 day of July A, D. 1905.

JAMES T. COWLEY.

Witnesses:

\Yinnmu WiLeox, WM. II. Enxs.

